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Assad-era official on trial in Damascus Syria has begun its first public trial of officials who served under longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, 15 years after the start of the civil war. Trial proceedings
Assad-era officials after facing criticism over delays in launching a promised transitional justice process following Syria’s 14-year civil war, in which an estimated half a million people were killed. On April
charged with at least 10 crimes, including murder, torture and responsibility for massacres, in the second session of a landmark trial. Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province
official visit to the Syrian capital Damascus](/news/2026/5/9/syria-and-lebanon-make-significant-progress-at-talks-on-joint-interests) since the fall of the al-Assad regime in 2024. The trip came as both Lebanon and Syria suffer [ongoing Israeli](/tag/israel-lebanon/) attacks and [occupation](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/23/dozens-of-israeli-settlers-cross-into-syria-to-demand-settlement